POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Polk County man won a $1 million prize playing the Florida Lottery’s “SEVEN FIGURES” scratch-off game.
Carlos Cole, Sr., 53, of Winter Haven, claimed his winnings Friday at the Florida Lottery’s headquarters in Tallahassee as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $695,000, according to a news release.
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He purchased the winning ticket from a Publix located at 6031 Cypress Gardens Boulevard, which will receive a $2,000 bonus for selling it, the release states.
SEVEN FIGURES is a $5 game featuring a top prize of $1 million and offering more than $79.5 million in total cash prizes, according to Florida Lottery.
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The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-3.77, the statement reads.
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